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Fans of The Simpsons believe nearly every frame of it contains jokes — not just the frame, but every part of the frame. That’s why many of them had mixed reactions last fall when Disney first offered The Simpsons on Disney+, its direct-to-consumer streaming service. Because the show has been on the air since 1989, its…

Sunday was packed with season finales starting with American Idol, which crowned its winner virtually with a two-hour show. The ABC reality singing competition held steady in the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.0 rating and added more eyes from last week with 7.27 million viewers, marking its biggest audience since…

UPDATED, 5 PM: Former The Simpsons writer Bill Oakley says “OK fine I guess we did” predict two of 2020’s nost disturbing events so far – coronavirus and murder hornets. Oakley was a writer on a 1993 episode in which residents of Springfield experienced a virus called Osaka Flu. In the same episode, in their panic to…

Almost a year after former long time The Simpsons composter Alf Clausen first went after Disney as well as producers 20th Century Fox Television and James L. Brooks' Gracie Films with an age discrimination lawsuit, the powers-that-be have raised their own collective voice in court – and it aint' a tune the plaintiff…

60 Minutes took the Sunday ratings throne from American Idol last night, earning a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.59 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC’s reality singing competition aired the second night of its two-part behind-the-scenes special, which slipped in the demo from last week with a 0.8 rating and…

Disney has unveiled the full content lineup for the Disney+ UK launch – officially unveiling its slew of The Simpsons seasons as well as a handful of films that are not available in the U.S. The company is to launch the service in the UK on March 24 with over 500 films, more than 350 series and a slate of 26 exclusive…

Disney has put to bed weeks of speculation by confirming that it will make The Simpsons available to stream in the UK when Disney+ launches on March 24. In a tweet on Wednesday, the House of Mouse said more than 600 episodes of the iconic Fox animation will be featured on Disney+ alongside content from Nat Geo, Marvel…

Actor Hank Azaria has expanded on his reasons for no longer voicing the character of Kwik-E-Mart proprietor Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the animated series The Simpsons. In a long New York Times interview with culture writer Dave Itzkoff, Azaria said that voicing the character “just didn’t feel right” after criticisms…

Disney has opened a pre-sale offer for subscriptions to its Disney+ streaming service in the UK and revealed which originals will be available at launch, although there's no word on its plan for The Simpsons. The Hollywood studio is offering customers the chance to sign up to the service for £49.99 for a year, a…

Hank Azaria says he will no longer be voicing the controversial character Apu on The Simpsons. Azaria made the comment in an interview with Slashfilm at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour following a panel for his IFC show Brockmire. "All we know there is I won't be doing the voice anymore, unless…

Over the past year or so, Fox Entertainment has ordered four new animated comedy series. The push into animation kicked into high gear just as Disney started the process of acquiring key Fox assets, including 20th Century Fox Television, the studio behind Fox’s venerable animated trio of The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bo…

UPDATED, 4:40 PM: There are a lot of people who hate the success of the New England Patriots, and there are a lot people who will tune in to watch Tom Brady and team come up short. In fact, 22 million to be precise. That the number of sets of eyeballs that watched the Houston Texans take down the Patriots 28-22 on Sund…